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Marina DeBris is the name used by an Australian -based artist whose work focuses on reusing trash [1] to raise awareness of ocean and beach pollution. [2][3][4][5] DeBris uses trash washed up from the beach to create trashion, 'fish tanks', decorative art and other works of art. [6][7][8] She has also used beach trash to provide one perspective ...
Keep America Beautiful cleanup volunteers in 2021. Keep America Beautiful is a nonprofit organization founded in 1953. It is the largest community improvement organization in the United States, with more than 700 state and community-based affiliate organizations and more than 1,000 partner organizations.
Melati Riyanto Wijsen (born 2000) and Isabel Wijsen (born 6 November 2002) [1] are Indonesian climate activists. The two sisters are known for their efforts to reduce plastic consumption in Bali. [2][3] The sisters were born in Bali to Dutch and Indonesian parents. [2][4] In 2013, when Melati was 12 and Isabel was 10 years old, [5] inspired by ...
Pollution of the Ganges. Funeral ghats in Varanasi. The ongoing pollution of the Ganges, the largest river in the Indian subcontinent, poses a significant threat to both human health and the environment. [1] The river supplies water to approximately 40% of India's population across 11 states [2] and serves an estimated 500 million people—more ...
e. The environmental movement (sometimes referred to as the ecology movement) is a social movement that aims to protect the natural world from harmful environmental practices in order to create sustainable living. [1] Environmentalists advocate the just and sustainable management of resources and stewardship of the environment through changes ...
The inaugural World Cleanup Day was 15 September 2018, but it builds on the successes of previous global cleanup efforts. The goal of World Cleanup Day 2018 was to involve 5% of the world's population (or approximately 380 million people). While the effort fell short of the goal, it directly mobilized 18 million people worldwide.
Environmental health movement dating at least to Progressive Era (the 1890s - 1920s) urban reforms including clean water supply, more efficient removal of raw sewage and reduction in crowded and unsanitary living conditions. Today Environmental health is more related to nutrition, preventive medicine, ageing well and other concerns specific to ...
I tackle one thing my depression wants me to avoid every day, like cleaning my room, to stop myself from getting too anxious,” she says. “I’m still learning to live with both,” says Tom.